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Ciciliani

Ensemble and orchestra

A small part of the catalogue, and an early one: eleven of its thirteen works were written before 2006. From 2005 Ciciliani's larger projects went to Bakin Zub, the ensemble he founded that year. The orchestra returns only once, with electronics, in muzART (2010), and the large ensemble once more in 2013, this time with three megaphones.

A full symphony orchestra rehearsing on a wide wooden stage, seen from the empty stalls

Ensemble works

8 works

YearTitleScoring
2013Eine Puppe, die keiner mehr magten instruments and three megaphones
2005Spice Melangenine instruments
2002State of the Unionnine instruments
2001Homerunvoice and eight instruments
1997/98Mentir au Nilseven instruments
1997Curved Acethirteen instruments
1993Between the Linesseven instruments
1991/92PARScountertenor, tenor, nine instruments and electronics

PARS (1991/92) for countertenor, tenor, nine instruments and electronics is the earliest piece in the catalogue with electronics in an ensemble setting. Homerun (2001) also has a voice, set against eight instruments.

The 2013 piece is the odd one out. Eine Puppe, die keiner mehr mag (a doll nobody wants any more) is scored for ten instruments and three megaphones and was first performed by Ensemble Reconsil at the Arnold Schönberg Center in Vienna on 10 April 2013. Ensemble Reconsil had already recorded Zwischenraumstudie at the Composers Forum Mittersill in 2009, for the forum's CD Kofomi #7.

Orchestra and string orchestra

5 works

YearTitleScoring
2010muzARTsolo piano, solo harp, chamber orchestra and electronics
2003Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after youamplified solo violin con sordino, large ensemble, live electronics and light
2001Fabric reveriechamber orchestra
2001Pavillionstring orchestra or string ensemblespelt Pavillon and dated 2000 on the compilation Music for Baby
1994Miris mislilarge orchestra

Miris misli (1994) is the one work for large orchestra. Fabric reverie (2001) is for chamber orchestra, Pavillion (2001) for string orchestra or string ensemble.

Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you (2003) puts an amplified violin, played with a mute, in front of a large ensemble with live electronics and light.

muzART (2010), for solo piano, solo harp, chamber orchestra and electronics, has a sister piece. Its solo version for what Ciciliani called the Wendy Carlos Revival Orchestra, with live electronics, lighting and video, was first heard at Smart Project Space in Amsterdam in April 2012 and went with him on his American tour in February 2013.

A gilded pedal harp made by Lyon & Healy in Chicago between 1891 and 1895

Pavillion turns up in a trio scoring on the Tokyo compilation Music for Baby (Amorphon), spelt Pavillon: Barbara Lüneburg on violin and violas, Doris Hochscheid on cello and Meinrad Kneer on double bass, five minutes long.